Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 16–24, 2008
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Fausto (2008) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 16, 2008, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb on July 20, 2008, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,358 miles (3,794 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.0°N 95.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.0°N 96.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.3°N 98.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 11.5°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 11.7°N 102.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 12.0°N 103.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 12.5°N 104.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 12.9°N 105.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 13.2°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.5°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.9°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 14.2°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.6°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.9°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 15.4°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 16.0°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 16.8°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 17.5°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 18.3°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 18.9°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 19.5°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 20.0°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 20.3°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.5°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 20.9°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.3°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 21.7°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.1°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.6°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.0°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.8°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.0°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 24.4°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fausto.
At its peak on July 20, 2008, Fausto was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 977 mb.
8.0 days, from July 16, 2008 to July 24, 2008, including 78 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,358 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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